Winona State University
Public College in Winona, MN. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $58,532.
Ten years after entry, the median Winona State University student earns $58,532 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 57%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $21,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
75% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. 6,642 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield sits at 24% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 57%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 79% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 30% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,088 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,289 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $10,224 at the $0–30k band to $21,307 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 71% of students at an average of $6,213. Federal borrowing reaches 50% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,145 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,224 |
| $30–48k | $11,792 |
| $48–75k | $13,814 |
| $75–110k | $17,871 |
| $110k+ | $21,307 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,561 of these 5,088 students, totalling $15,729,648 — an average of $6,142 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Winona County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)